About the role The Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for creating an end-to-end test plans that target testing of the LearnUpon web application. A typical day involves working closely with the development team to document new features while writing and executing test plans for these features. The candidate will receive intensive training on LearnUpon’s product suite to get a core understanding of the application and its features. We’re looking for people who love to win, have strong integrity and perfectionism traits backed up by great communication skills.   Specifically, the role will involve: Documenting test scripts for LearnUpon’s features. Working closely with our development team to manage new features and test requirements. Management of release schedules, testing and bug-tracking with the development team. Learn the full range of LearnUpon technology and services and identifying core testing needs, as releases are prepared. Collaborating with colleagues, right across the organisation, to support the sales process. Suggesting product enhancements to our product development team to help make LearnUpon even better for our existing and future customers.   Who We Are Looking For The person we are looking for: 3+ years testing experience in web app testing is a must. Understanding and experience with modern web development techniques and technologies, and modern web culture. A technology qualification is a plus (3rd-level  degree or equivalent). You will have excellent written and spoken English for communicating with the team. Someone who constantly strives for perfection and who will challenge your colleagues in our quest to create the world’s leading LMS platform. Applicants need to be comfortable working with others,in a team environment, and be confident to deliver on individual tasks. Must be open to receiving constructive criticism (feedback) and applying and integrating the feedback in an effort to improve their results. Enjoys the challenge of delivering a bug- free app! You have the potential and vision to lead and grow a strong QA team.   Considered as a bonus for the role: An elearning / LMS background with experience of industry standards and terminology such as SCORM, AICC, Tin Can, etc. while not necessary would be a bonus. Experience in web development and JavaScripting considered a major plus. Experience with automated testing using tools like Selenium WebDriver/IDE. Knowledge of Ruby/Rails, JQuery, SQL, *nix OS platforms, basic network protocols and/or API/Auth type mechanisms are considered a major plus.   Benefits Competitive salary and benefits 22 days annual leave Flexible working hours Exciting start-up environment with rapidly expanding superstar team Excellent career progression opportunities for the right candidate Team building events If you are interested in applying for this role please send your CV in confidence to jobs@learnupon.com. We look forward to hearing from you!   About LearnUpon LearnUpon is a new, exciting cloud based software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Our mission is to change the way online learning is delivered by developing a Learning Management System (LMS) that companies love to use. We are addressing the common frustrations with traditional learning management systems by developing a platform that can be set-up in minutes, is easy and intuitive to use, looks amazing and doesn’t cost a fortune. Since launching LearnUpon in mid 2012 we are now one of the fastest growing LMS platforms in the world with new customers signing up for our platform every day. Our customers are based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Spain, South Africa and of course here in Ireland.   LearnUpon is growing incredibly fast with established and increasing revenue. The company is a very open, collaborative environment where team and individual accomplishments are celebrated and encouraged. Our product is on the path to being very successful and the people who join now will be critical contributors to its ongoing adoption throughout the world.   Life at LearnUpon is fun and challenging. You will get to work with a great team in a Dublin city centre location. We are constantly making LearnUpon better for our customers and never adopt an "it will do" attitude when it comes to our platform. We love releasing new features which make our customers go "wow". All the team are given time-out each month to go off and think and come up with amazing new ideas which will make LearnUpon even better. Everyone contributes and everyone’s ideas are respected. We treat our staff like our customers, they are the most important elements in our business without whom we would just be another run of the mill, boring, clunky LMS. The post We’re hiring! Quality Assurance Engineer appeared first on LearnUpon.

Deciding that you need a learning management system to create, manage and deliver continuing education to your members is easy. Adopting a cloud-based LMS provides associations and professional bodies with an affordable and scalable solution to this organizational challenge. What’s not so easy is knowing what you need that LMS to be able to do in order to achieve your key goals for managing your member’s continuing education.   Key features an association or professional body should look for in a learning management system When choosing a learning management system it’s important to know what your business requirements of the system are. With an abundance of features on offer it can often be challenging to decide which system will best meet your needs. Get started by putting together a list of all the features your require, in other words what you need your LMS to be able to do, and then prioritize that list. You can do this by identifying the "essential" and "nice-to-have" features in your list and prioritizing them accordingly.   Ultimately you need a learning management system that understands the specific needs of associations and offers features that meets these needs.   Ability to track learning credits One of the most important important features of an LMS for associations is the ability to award and track internal and external CPD, CEUs and other standardized learning credits (for example if your association is healthcare focused you might need to track CMEs). This will allow your members to track their credits in one place, including credits awarded outside of the LMS. Another feature that associations find very useful is the automatic awarding of certifications on successful course completion.   AMS integration In order to get the most out of the learning management system you should ensure that it easily integrates with your association management system (AMS). Whether you are using Personify, iMIS, Aptify or one of the other leading AMSes, two-way integration with your LMS will be key. Tight integration between both systems will allow you to keep track of your learners, course content, course purchases, events, certifications, continuing education credits and lots more, all within your existing AMS. This is important from an administrative perspective but also for your members, you don’t want them having to log in to a separate system every time they need to check their CPDs or CEUs.   eCommerce functionality It goes without saying that using the LMS to create, manage and deliver online and offline training to your members should be easy. The system should also have conference and event management capabilities. While some associations offer continuing education as a benefit of membership, others see it as a very important revenue stream for the association. Therefore choosing an LMS that has fully integrated eCommerce functionality to allow you to list your courses and events for sale can be a very important requirement. Better still is a platform whose eCommerce functionality includes features such as having different pricing levels for members, non-members, student membership, etc., the ability to bulk purchase, discount coupon functionality and SEO features. All of these will help provide you with a solution to seamlessly offer continuing education to your members in an efficient manner.   Robust reporting Last but certainly not least, robust reporting functionality is vital in order to understand how your members are using the LMS, what courses they’re completing, how your sales are performing and much more. These reports will provide you with an inside view that will help you improve the overall performance of your LMS.   To find out more about how LearnUpon can help your association or professional body with a solution that covers all of the above and lots more, why not sign-up for a free 30 day trial or schedule a demo with one of our account managers. The post Key features an association needs in a Learning Management System appeared first on LearnUpon.

About the Role The Account Manager will be responsible for assisting prospects seeking to implement a cloud based LMS. A typical day involves speaking with 10-20 customers across various time zones, numerous inbound and outbound emails and 2 or 3 one hour demos of LearnUpon’s features. The candidate will receive intensive training on LearnUpon’s consultative sales model. Applicant will be responsible for delivering a positive customer experience, while maximizing revenue. We’re looking for people who love to win, have strong integrity and great communication skills.   Specifically the role will involve: Articulate the features that make LearnUpon the fastest growing LMS in the world. Provide advice and consultancy to prospects on how to best use LearnUpon within their business by leveraging our extensive eLearning industry experience. Maintain and enhance on-going relationships with customers post initial sale. Frequent contact with CEO. Receive regular coaching/mentoring from a seasoned sales person in the LMS space. Learn the full range of LearnUpon technology and services and is able to identify how this technology and service align to customer needs. Attending and representing LearnUpon at conferences and trade shows throughout the world. Cooperates and collaborates with colleagues, cross-functionally, to support the sales process. Suggests product enhancements to our product development team to help make LearnUpon even better for our existing and future customers.   Who We Are Looking For The person we are looking for will have the following qualities: Drive and energy. Self-motivated with a high attention to detail and ability to multitask. An unwavering positive attitude, strong drive for results, and the ability to deal with ambiguity are a must. Applicants need to be comfortable working with others and in a team environment. Must be open to receiving constructive criticism (feedback) and applying and integrating the feedback in an effort to improve their results. Demonstrates good judgment in analyzing information to make routine decisions. Enjoys the challenge delivering on monthly and quarterly revenue targets. 1-3 years software or enterprise selling a plus (but not required)<./p> A business studies or technology qualification is a plus. Knowledge can be demonstrated either through sales experience or similar experiences. You will have excellent written and spoken English for communicating with prospects and customers.   Benefits Competitive salary (base + commission) and benefits 22 days annual leave Flexible working hours Exciting start-up environment with rapidly expanding superstar team One-on-one training and mentoring from a seasoned sales person in the LMS space Excellent career progression opportunities for the right candidate Team building events   If you are interested in applying for this role please send your CV in confidence to jobs@learnupon.com. We look forward to hearing from you!   About LearnUpon LearnUpon is a new, exciting cloud based software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Our mission is to change the way online learning is delivered by developing a Learning Management System (LMS) that companies love to use. We are addressing the common frustrations with traditional learning management systems by developing a platform that can be set-up in minutes, is easy and intuitive to use, looks amazing and doesn’t cost a fortune. Since launching LearnUpon a little over two years ago we are now one of the fastest growing LMS platforms in the world with new customers signing up for our platform every day. LearnUpon now has over 250 customers based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, Sweden and here in Ireland.   LearnUpon is growing incredibly fast with established and increasing revenue. The company is a very open, collaborative environment where team and individual accomplishments are celebrated and encouraged. Our product is on the path to being very successful and the people who join now will be critical contributors to its ongoing adoption throughout the world.   Life at LearnUpon is fun and challenging. You will get to work with a great team in a Dublin city centre location. We are constantly making LearnUpon better for our customers and never adopt an "it will do" attitude when it comes to our platform. We love releasing new features which make our customers go "wow". All the team are given time-out each month to go off and think and come up with amazing new ideas which will make LearnUpon even better. Everyone contributes and everyone’s ideas are respected. We treat our staff like our customers, they are the most important elements in our business without whom we would just be another run of the mill, boring, clunky LMS. The post We’re Hiring! Account Manager appeared first on LearnUpon.

About the Role The Customer Success Specialist will be responsible for the successful onboarding and training of customers onto the LearnUpon Platform. Reporting to the Customer Success Manager, you will be part of the Customer Success team which has significant and direct impact on Customer retention. This team is vital to our Company and is responsible for getting customers up and running on our Platform, and proactively ensuring their continued usage and satisfaction. We’re looking for the right person who loves dealing with customers, has strong integrity, and great communication skills.   Specifically the role will involve: Onboarding of new customers onto the LearnUpon Platform and helping to ensure all training sessions are completed in a timely manner Learn the full range of LearnUpon technology and services and be able to identify how these fit our customer’s needs Support customers with any challenges and issues they face Help to investigate any issues or bugs encountered by customers and assist in testing when needed Provide feedback of product enhancements to our product development team to help make LearnUpon even better for our existing and future customers Help create and run monthly webinars on topics relevant to our overall customer base Work with the support team to ensure all help documentation is up to date   Who We Are Looking For The person we are looking for will have the following qualities: Drive and energy Self-motivated with a high attention to detail and ability to multitask Strong organisational and time management skills Great account management and problem-solving skills Demonstrates good judgment in analysing information to make routine decisions Applicants need to be comfortable working with others and in a team environment 1-3 years consulting or customer support preferably in software Have a strong track-record of success in past roles working with customers and developing relationships Strong knowledge of online software (SaaS) products and services is a plus 3rd level business degree or relevant technical experience Excellent written and spoken English for communicating with customers through emails, documents, webinars and events   Benefits Competitive salary and benefits 22 days annual leave Flexible working hours Exciting start-up environment with rapidly expanding superstar team Excellent career progression opportunities for the right candidate Team building events If you are interested in applying for this role please send your CV in confidence to jobs@learnupon.com. We look forward to hearing from you!   About LearnUpon LearnUpon is a new, exciting cloud based software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Our mission is to change the way online learning is delivered by developing a Learning Management System (LMS) that companies love to use. We are addressing the common frustrations with traditional learning management systems by developing a platform that can be set-up in minutes, is easy and intuitive to use, looks amazing and doesn’t cost a fortune. Since launching LearnUpon nearly three years ago we are now one of the fastest growing LMS platforms in the world with new customers signing up for our platform every day. LearnUpon now has over 400 customers based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, Sweden and here in Ireland.   LearnUpon is growing incredibly fast with established and increasing revenue. The company is a very open, collaborative environment where team and individual accomplishments are celebrated and encouraged. Our product is on the path to being very successful and the people who join now will be critical contributors to its ongoing adoption throughout the world.   Life at LearnUpon is fun and challenging. You will get to work with a great team in a Dublin city centre location. We are constantly making LearnUpon better for our customers and never adopt an "it will do" attitude when it comes to our platform. We love releasing new features which make our customers go "wow". All the team are given time-out each month to go off and think and come up with amazing new ideas which will make LearnUpon even better. Everyone contributes and everyone’s ideas are respected. We treat our staff like our customers, they are the most important elements in our business without whom we would just be another run of the mill, boring, clunky LMS. The post We’re hiring! Customer Success Specialist appeared first on LearnUpon.

Please join The ASU SoLS Faculty  for a series of technology webinars! We will discuss easy ideas for incorporating videos, using polling technology, and changing your students from passive to active with new assignments and game elements. Tuesdays from 3-4pm (AZ time) For detailed descriptions, please see our flyer:PDF of FlyerJune 10, 2014 - Video VarietyJune 24, 2014 - Student Pulse with PollingJuly 8, 2014 - Unique Assignments with Web AppsJuly 22, 2014 - Game On!August 5, 2014 - Brainstorm BlastClick Here to Register  or email Amy Pate.  Instructions to join webinar will be sent emailed along with a confirmation of your registration. 

Today's webinar was on different types of videos to implement in your classes. Here are the materials that were used:Recording of the session: https://connect.asu.edu/p9h00vtnz4t/ PowerPoint file Websites mentioned:First YouTube video: http://youtu.be/jNQXAC9IVRw Games and Impact article by Michelene Chi, PhDVideo about Videos for ASU SoLS Grad studentsPlease join us for the next webinar on June 24 on Polling!The link to register is: http://tinyurl.com/khl9663  The link to join the live meeting is: https://connect.asu.edu/r8bvr7uym8h/ 

What a great afternoon! It was so good to see all of you in our webinar today. I hope you enjoyed testing some of the technologies like TodaysMeet, Padlet, and PollEverywhere, and I hope you started thinking about adding some polling to your classes in the fall. (or be spontaneous, and try it out in the summer!)Below are some of the links and resources that we discussed:Handout of all resources: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12594701/Handout.pdfRecording of today's session (we missed the first few minutes that we talked about our objectives and definitions of CATs and Formative Assessment): https://connect.asu.edu/p3y551l5sx8/ Slides from today's session: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12594701/0624_Polling%20Slides.pptxPeter van Leusen's article on CATs: http://teachonline.asu.edu/2014/02/gauging-student-understanding-cats-puuuuur-fect/  Contact Kris Knapp for initial TurningPoint training: kris.knapp@asu.eduDon't forget to fill out the evaluation, so we can plan some more topics in the future! We have 2 webinars planned for July, and will be soon announcing plans for training in August. (both webinar and face-to-face.)Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

It's great to see that our Summer Tech Webinars are catching on, and more people are finding it convenient to log in, and get some ideas for their Fall classes!Our Unique Assignments with WebApps webinar was filled with ideas for Digital Storytelling assignments that get students to use 21st Century skills. We talked about technologies like StoryboardThat, RWT Timelines, Unitag QR Codes, Digication ePortfolios and JooMag online magazines. Check out our WebApp Handout for the links and additional resources!If you would like to review the webinar, click here to watch the WebApp Webinar Video.The slides are in the recording, but if you want to see the slides by themselves, Click Here to see the JooMag magazine that we easily created with a PDF from the slides. It also has interactive links and videos!The summer is half over, but our webinars keep going!July 22- "Game On!"August 5- "Brainstorm Blast!" Our panel will brainstorm solutions and ideas with questions from the audience. If you want to submit a question or issue, post it on our Padlet page.Register Here, or email Amy.

Summer is the perfect time for playing games (albeit not outside in Arizona!) We had a great time yesterday with our "Game On!" webinar. David Roman, Technology Integration Specialist from Pinal County School Office, Professional Development Office was with us to talk about the K12 perspective on gaming in the classroom, and how it is impacting higher education. We talked about why gaming is SO engaging to our ASU students and why K12 teachers are using them. Two case studies were discussed, and we shared some quick ideas to get started. Additionally, there were a lot of links shared in the discussions, so be sure to click below to see all the resources.To watch a recording of our webinar, click hereTo download a PDF of the slides, click hereTo download a PDF of the handout with information and resources, click here.Chat Room Shared Links:Center for games and Impact at ASU: http://gamesandimpact.org/Gaming online at ASU: https://housing.asu.edu/content/gamingTahnja Wilson from ASU Online is promoting the use of games for teaching:  http://teachonline.asu.edu/2014/05/games-4-change-2014-highlights-why-not-use-games-in-education/Please be sure to join us for the "Brainstorm Blast" on August 5!You can submit your ideas for topics at: http://padlet.com/azpate/8akvpooirpj4To sign up for our Fall 2014 training opportunities, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/fall2014train

The final webinar of the summer shared numerous links, resources and insights into topics like flipped classrooms, student engagement, online learning, and assessment. We want to thank our panel of experts, Bina Vanmali, PhD, Peter Van Leusen, PhD, and Irma Sandercock for their thoughtful responses to YOUR questions. It was a great discussion!To view the recording, click here: https://connect.asu.edu/p81yg7edm88/Below are some of the links that were shared:Faculty Focus: http://www.facultyfocus.comPartnership for 21st Century Skills: http://www.p21.org\Quality Matters: https://www.qualitymatters.org/TeachOnline Blog: teachonline.asu.eduSucceedOnline: http://succeedonline.asu.eduTeaching Professor listserv - http://web.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Tomprof/index.shtmlHapYak: http://corp.hapyak.comAcademic Integrity: http://libguides.asu.edu/integritySign up to record videos: http://onlinestudio.asu.edu/studio-calendarArina's Teaching Blog: http://qaetools.blogspot.com/Please feel free to comment on our blog, and add your favorite resources!

I am excited to announce that we are starting a special series of blog posts for the Fall 2014 term. During the recent Graduate TA Orientation, we asked our students to pose some questions about active learning and some of their concerns about teaching. They had fantastic questions!Now, our ASU community will be posting responses to these questions, and I am sure we will all gain insights! I invite you to post additional comments below, and help us build a faculty learning community.Our first guest blogger is Michael Angilletta, PhD. He is a SoLS Professor, Senior Sustainability Scholar and the new Director of Undergraduate Programs at the School of Life Sciences in Arizona State University. What do you do when students come up with aggressive opinions that contradict well-accepted values during teaching? ("I don't believe in evolution" or "global warming is a scam")Your worst fear as a teacher of biology will eventually come to pass. A student will challenge you to defend an established theory in front of your entire class: most likelyevolution. The student and his or her peers may feel empowered by public opinion (which usually doesn't reflect scientific opinion).How should you react? I can only tell you how I reacted in 2006, when one of my students spoke out strongly against evolution, and many other areas of science that conflicted with her religious beliefs. Don't escalate the emotional level of the exchange. Remain calm and thoughtful in your communication and other people will see that you care about each person's learning experience. Don't dismiss the student's concerns.This tactic only makes scientists seem pompous and doesn’t help change society. That said, a time and place exists for everything. I invited my students to an informal discussion, which took place outside of class. If that's not your style, you can speak with a student individually after class. Lean on your scientific resources. You don't have to be an expert in an area to help a student understand it better. When a student challenged isotopic data, I referred her to one of my colleagues in the Department of Geology. He was happy to provide the student with a detailed critique of the assertion that Earth is only 6000 years old. Don't panic! Unreasonable views will usually be recognized as such by reasonable people. In my case, all but one of my students saw the anti-evolutionary position as ridiculous once we finished our discussion. As we learned in the recent debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye, you can't reason with someone who doesn't want to be reasonable.

This week, I asked Miles Orchinik, PhD to tackle a question on classroom facilities from our new Grad TAs. Miles Orchinik, PhD, Director of Undergraduate Education Initiatives, is a neuroscientist who studies how stress alters behavior, brain function, and the endocrine system. He is also interested in science education research, particularly in how undergraduates learn core concepts, and which teaching methods are most effective at promoting learning."Miles in his habitat!""I picked this question submitted by Zane because I am learning how to deal with the issue this semester in BIO 360, Animal Physiology.""We will all teach in less-than-ideal learning environments, but it is always possible to introduce elements of active learning into a class. Micki Chi (cognitive scientist / educational psychologist at ASU) has an excellent framework for distinguishing student activities in the classroom along a spectrum of active learning. Her interactive-constructive-active-passive (ICAP) model (linked) predicts, for example, that a student who interacts constructively with another individual will, in general, learn better than a student working alone. But a student who is actively engaged in constructing his/her own knowledge in a large lecture class is doing way more than a student sitting passively, maybe taking a few notes.""So, while the learning processes may not be the same in a large lecture hall as they are in a seminar room or dedicated, active learning classroom we can do a lot by questioning and posing problems to students, using clickers to get responses from shy/more passive students, and/or designing lectures around the application of concepts that students work on initially outside of class.""I have been team-teaching Animal Phys with Sara Brownell this semester. We meet twice a week in a large lecture hall and once in the SOLS Active Learning Classroom (ALC). The class activities are very similar, with the exception that students don’t work together on computers when we’re in the lecture hall. My sense is that students may not interact constructively as readily in the lecture hall as the ALC, but with TAs and instructors roaming the isles during the group work, the level of engagement is pretty impressive. Granted, we are in a nice lecture hall, there are a number of empty seats for students to maneuver, and we have four TAs (including one volunteer), so this is a pretty good situation. There’s still plenty that can be done in a dingier lecture hall with fewer TAs. Don’t let the facilities dictate learning."Please join this conversation! Click on "Comment" below, and add some of your ideas for low-tech active learning activities!

Fantastic to see such a good turnout for our Fall TeachT@lk Webinar Series! Different formats for Web-conferencingYesterday's webinar was on web-conferencing, and led by Peter van Leusen, PhD. He discussed best practices and "demoed" how to engage students in active learning exercises. We focused on Adobe Connect, as it is available to all ASU faculty for free, and fully supported by UTO.Comparison Table for Connect, Hangouts and SkypeBelow are some of the resources mentioned during the webinar, along with the slides and recording.  If you have questions, or are interested in trying out web-conferencing for your class, please contact me at amy.pate@asu.edu. Webinar Recording (58 minutes): https://connect.asu.edu/p5o6ay3wkep/Slides: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12594701/Web-Conferencing_final%20(2).pdfEducause article: 7 Things You Should Know About Video CommunicationASU Adobe Connect Site: Adobe Connect OverviewExamples:ASU’s Vidyo’s Education in Biological Diversity Penn State’s Adobe Connect Use Cases ASU TeachOnline Student Success with Video Chats To Register for future TeachT@lk Webinars: http://utotraining.eventbrite.comAs always, feel free to make comments to this post, and share your experiences! (Also SHARE the blog, and help us get the word out!)

This week I asked Dr. Ron Rutowski to address this question about keeping students involved specifically in a lab room. Dr. Rutowski has been a faculty member in SOLS for over 35 years doing research on animal behavior and coloration and teaching courses with laboratory components such as Comparative Invertebrate Zoology and Research Techniques in Animal Behavior.Ron Rutowski, PhDIn a lab, how do you engage a student that isn't actively participating?There are at least two circumstances where this can happen.  One is that in whole-class discussion students can check out.  Here are some ways to deal with that.Especially if they are near the back of the classroom, move so you are standing close to them.  This is especially easy in lab rooms where the front may be less clearly defined, and also when student lab groups are presenting.  Call on the inattentive person by name.  This could be preceded with having all students briefly discuss an issue with their group and then call on the inactive student by name. If they say they do not know the answer or did not hear the question ask them to talk to their neighbor for a minute to develop a response.  This is perhaps the most discomfiting tactic for you and the student but I have seen it work.  A student usually only has to be the target of this tactic once for obvious reasons.The other circumstance is when the students are doing group work and one is not actively involved.  Often this is because there is nothing for them to do because the more active students have quickly taken up the more active and interesting tasks.  When I see this I have sometimes intervened and asked that the students switch jobs so everyone gets experience with all of the demands of the exercise.

By Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. When a kid builds a model rocket, or a kite, or a birdhouse, she not only picks up math, physics, and chemistry along the way, she also develops her creativity, resourcefulness, planning abilities, curiosity, and engagement with the world around her. Maker Education, as I observed, has the following characteristics: Participation is... Read More ›

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This presentation merges the benefits from mobile learning and MOOCs. The presentation was given during one of ADL Interagency Mobile Learning Webinars on 16 July 2013 by Inge Ignatia de Waard. Highlight Research: mobile learners enter into more interactions => more reflection A mobile accessible course will result in more learner interactions (more reflections, leading to knowledge... Read More ›

Chris Thomas wrote about his thought of reading John Tagg’s "The Learning Paradigm College", and shared with us how he re-designed the new course for the Software Engineering. Opposed to the Instruction Paradigm College with its "One teacher, one room, x students all focussed on the teacher (or should be)", the Learning Paradigm College expects you to... Read More ›

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By Em Buchanan The NHS has revealed that 3 in 10 children are classified obese. Thanks to the increasing availability of electronic devices and microwave meals, more and more 8-11 year olds are spending their weekends plugged into the internet, eating junk food. Arguably, parents and carers are responsible for controlling these habits and allowing them to get out... Read More ›

Using Mobile Technology for Fostering Intellectual Engagement Armando Paulino Preciado Babb, Candace Saar, Chenoa Marcotte, Jim Brandon, Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Published on International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (Articles in this journal are published under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence , CC-BY.) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3991%2Fijim.v7i3.2888 Abstract Student engagement, and in particular intellectual engagement, has been... Read More ›

Everyone wants to go mobile today. But what’s out there is a mobile jungle - besides fragmentation across devices, platform fragmentation is very pronounced, and different mobile browsers. As BYOD(Bring Your Own Devices) is becoming common in workspace and schools, what does it mean for content developers? Mobile Jungle At least you might have heard of... Read More ›

Learn how iPad users interact with apps and websites on their devices, and whether usability improves with time as people practice and learn new interfaces. Check out these reports from NN/G (Nielsen Norman Group) reveals how people use tablet applications as well as how they use websites on tablets. (download files here) The design guidelines are based on... Read More ›

Reblogged from TechCrunch: From the two co-founders behind YouTube, MixBit is a brand new mobile-first video platform. But contrarily to other video apps focused on recreating a social network, MixBit is all about editing and putting your video clips together to create a medium-length video. Videos range from a few seconds to 68 minutes. Moreover,... Read More ›